Staff Software Engineer - Core Edge Processing

Remote - Ontario OR British Columbiafull time

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senior

$157k–$196k

H1B: yes

Marqeta Inc Staff Software Engineer on the Core Edge Processing team at Marqeta writes and reviews production code for real-time payment infrastructure. This role leads initiatives to improve platform reliability, speed, and cost-efficiency while mentoring engineers.

Responsibilities

Ship and refine production code across routing and processing stack
Lead initiatives to make platform more reliable, faster, and cost-efficient
Shape system design including data model changes and failure strategies
Take on complex, mission-critical codebases
Mentor engineers and guide technical direction at Staff level

Qualification

Someone who writes system designsAt home in a regulatedExperienced in payment processingRecruiter For This RoleApplication SubmissionRecruiter phone callHiring manager video callVirtual “Onsite” consisting of 4-5

Required

An engineer with 8+ years of experience who is still deep in the code every day
A Java expert with strong fundamentals in concurrency, performance, and building reliable systems at scale
Someone who writes system designs, defends them in review, and runs what you build in production
At home in a regulated, cloud-native, high-availability environment
Experienced in payment processing, card issuing, or network integration (JPOS, ISO 8583, or similar)

Preferred

Cryptography or key management experience (HSM, AWS Payment Cryptography, KMS)
Experience running systems across multiple regions, including tested failover
Hands-on experience with Kubernetes and AWS
Recruiter For This Role
Application Submission
Recruiter phone call
Hiring manager video call
Virtual “Onsite” consisting of 4-5, 45 min calls

Benefits

Medical
Equity/RSU
Parental Leave

Company

Marqeta Inc

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